On the occasion of Teacher's Day, observed on September 5, President of India Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to portrait of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

He
was joined by his officers and staff at the Durbar Hall of
Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu said that we reverentially remember Dr
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as a great teacher, an intellectual giant
and an eloquent exponent of Hindu thought, on his birth anniversary.
Giving away National Awards to Teachers for the year 2016, he said
that we needed teachers who had the required competence, confidence
and commitment to make a difference to the educational landscape of
our country.

Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has saluted the teaching community on
Teacher's Day. Prime Minister also paid tributes to Former
President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary,
stated a release. "On Teachers' Day, I salute the teaching
community that is devoted to nurturing minds and spreading the joys
of education in society. My tributes to Dr S Radhakrishnan, an
outstanding teacher and statesman on his birth anniversary."

"Teachers
have a central role in realising our dream of a 'New India' that
is driven by cutting edge research and innovation. Let us make the
next 5 years about 'teach to transform, educate to empower and
learn to lead'", the Prime Minister added.

On
the occasion, MHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the society
which respects the dignity of the teacher is a progressive society
and reiterated the need for efforts to achieve quality education for
all, ie, "Sabko Shiksha aur Acchi Shiksha as per the message of the
Prime Minister 'teach to transform, educate to empower and learn to
lead'".

Minister
of State for HRD Upendra Kushwaha said to overcome the challenge to
provide quality education to each and every child of our country, the
Government and teachers were required to work collectively.

Minister
of State for HRD, Dr Satya Pal Singh said whatever we were today was
because of our teachers. Teachers have that capacity to make a New
India by inculcating knowledge, values, wisdom in the students who
were the future of this country.